Presenting That Celebrated Maestro / Oh Play That

Max Morath | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 12, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00005J9UV
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,658 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #52 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Traditional Jazz
  • #62 in Music > Jazz > Traditional Jazz & Ragtime > Ragtime

Track Listings

1. I'm Certainly Living a Ragtime Life (Including Dill Pickles)

2. Grizzly Bear

3. World War I Medley: Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers/If ...

4. World War I Medley: K-K-K-Katy/Thtop Your Thtuttering, Jimmy

5. Nickelodean Songs: Then We'll All Go Home/She Is More to Be Pitied ...

6. Maple Leaf Rag

7. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

8. Take Me Out to the Ball Game

9. My Name Is Morgan (But It Ain't J.P.)

10. The Dirty Songs: Always Take a Girl Named Daisy/If You Talk in Your Sleep,

11. Ragtime Nightingale

12. Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl

13. Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday on Saturday Night?

14. Saloon

15. Cakewalkin' Shoes

16. Hello Ma Baby

17. Climax Rag

18. Elisa Listen

19. The Cubanola Glide

20. Oh, Mr. Johnson

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ragtime's best!, October 26, 2001

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John A. Gregorio (Castalian Springs, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Presenting That Celebrated Maestro / Oh Play That (Audio CD)

This cd features two long out of print Epic albums. I have been waiting for years to have these released on CD. My favorite is the "Celebrated Maestro" work. The songs were record in the studio with a live audience. This usually does not work for me but in this case it is perfect. Max Morath is the best ragtime performer Period. Whether playing Joplin,introducing Women in Classical Ragtime, or singing popular songs of yesteryear, his performance shines on all counts. Where Joshua Riffin is perfect technique in his recordings of Joplin with a lack of feeling, Max Morath has the technique and the ability to add emotional nuances which make the perfect performance.
There is an added dimension to Mr. Morath and it is found on this album due to the live audience. Mr. Morath is a well known educator in Ragtime Music. His PBS series in the Sixties is famous for setting a standard in musical education on television.
In Mr. Morath's "small talk" between songs when finds a wealth of information which adds to the performance and our enjoyment of the music.
A must CD for Ragtime Fans!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Ragtime Returns!, October 23, 2001

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John A. Gregorio (Castalian Springs, TN) - See all my reviews
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These early works by Max Morath are truly gems. I have been looking for them on CD for years and I was surprize to see someone had finally issued these formally Epic Label albums.
The first is my favorite. A live studio audience adds rather than distracts from the music. Max is at his best when he plays and teaches about his ragtime soul. The songs range from the classical rags of Joplin to parlour room classics from WWI to an island with Crusoe! Each song has its own charm, but it the ragtime voice of Max Morath that makes each song come alive and shine.
A must have cd for ragtime fans!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!!!, October 19, 2001

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John A. Gregorio (Castalian Springs, TN) - See all my reviews
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I had these albums back when Mr. Morath was on PBS. I have been searching ever since to get these on CD but to no avail. To find that these have been reissued brings back all these historic songs. If only I could sing! Although, there are classic rag instrumentals, for which Mr. Morath is noted, it is the songs which make these works a joy to play. For the first album, Mr. Morath has an audience which adds to the humor as he announces the songs with his own brand of ragtime speak! Many of the songs are novelty songs of the day such as "Where did Robinson Crusoe go..." or "K K K Katy."
Enough words...get this cd!